Try white vinegar, mixed 50-50 with water. Put it in a spray bottle, give a
few good squirts on the salt and wait about a minute or two. Rub it with
your finger and spray more as needed. After rubbing it, you'll notice the
salt disolving so the hard crustiness will be gone and you won't see any
white stuff anymore. When you're done, dab the area with some paper towel
to soak up any excess water and vinegar.

Your car will smell like vinegar for the next few days (up to a week or two
depending how much you sprayed) but don't worry, this will go away. You're
nice clean carpet however, will stay until at least next winter.

Sean

"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message
news:cf6j87$qcr$1@news.mie...
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I live up here in sunny Toronto, Canada and I found my 03 Accord has a lot
> of salt residue in both the vehicle carpet and the floor mats that came
> standard on my model. This is spill over from my rubber Pant Saver mats.
>
> Is there a good way to clean off the salt residue? I'm trying to wash the
> floor mats under the tap right now, but I have no idea how to deal with
> the crusty salt residue in the carpets I can't remove. Any Canadian
> owners have any ideas?
>
> Calum
>